"[The authors match] each NY firm to a comparable PA firm and use difference-in-difference models to analyze within-match-pair changes in outcomes.... PFL leads to an improvement in employers' rating of their ease of handling long employee absences, concentrated in the first policy year and among firms with 50-99 employees. [Data shows] an increase in employee leave-taking in the second policy year, driven by smaller firms."

"[S]mall employers are not exempted from the HWA.... Employees will accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a total of 64 hours a year."

"The new law requires all employers that employ a 'home health worker' to provide such employees with paid sick leave.... [P]aid sick leave begins to accrue when employment begins, at a rate of at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked."

"The Act requires a PBM to obtain a license from OCI under the licensure framework that currently applies to employee benefit plan administrators ... The Act specifies that a PBM must submit an annual report to OCI that contains the aggregate rebate amount that the PBM received from all pharmaceutical manufacturers but retained and did not pass through to health benefit plan sponsors and the percentage of the aggregate rebate amount that is retained rebates."

"Under the new ordinance, which will remain in effect for the duration of the pandemic, covered employers must immediately provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave to qualifying employees for certain COVID-19-related reasons."

"San Francisco has postponed its Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) annual reporting obligation for the 2020 calendar year from the end of this month to at least Oct. 31, 2021.... In 2020, the city eliminated outright the reporting obligation for the 2019 calendar year, and is considering doing the same this year, for 2020 calendar year reports."

"Though there is no sign of any permanent federal mandate to provide paid sick leave, more than one dozen states now require some form of paid leave from employers operating within their borders, a trend that shows no signs of slowing."

"The new law applies to all employers, regardless of size, with New York employees.... The new FAQs clarify several questions about the law but do not offer complete guidance about its implementation.... More guidance is needed on the particulars of notice and proof of vaccination."

"Compared to the 2020 PHEL ordinance, the new law significantly changes the amount of paid leave available to some individuals, expands the covered uses for leave, and excludes certain small employers. The new ordinance will remain in effect until expiration of the statewide public health emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic."

"The latest requirements ... became effective March 29, 2021 and apply retroactively to January 1, 2021. [The authors] identify important features of the renewed measures for 2021 and compare them to the entitlements of 2020 [in a chart]."

"On March 31, 2021, a federal district court granted a permanent injunction against the Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance ... Only an appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals or an unlikely ruling from the Texas Supreme Court would change the ordinance's defeat." [ESI/Employee Solutions, L.P. v. City of Dallas, No. 19-570 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2021)]

"As employers build out their [Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)] compliance programs and receive employees' PFML applications, many new questions and scenarios continue to arise. This blog post sheds light on some of these practical issues, including insight from the [Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave] itself."

"Unlike the prior iteration of the law that sunset on December 31, 2020, this law will stay in effect 'for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.' ... The law applies to both union and nonunion private-sector employees of employers with 50 or more employees."

"[T]he Governor exercised his line-item veto power to send the section of the bill mandating COVID-19 emergency sick leave back to the Legislature ... Governor Baker ... has recommended several revisions to the bill, including varying the compensation rate for different types of emergency sick leave and the establishment of a flat tax credit per employee."

"The federal decision follows similar rulings by the Texas state courts that enjoined the paid sick leave benefit ordinances from taking effect in Austin and San Antonio. The basis for all these decisions has been the same[:] ... the city exceeded its authority because its ordinance violates the Texas Minimum Wage Act, and is therefore, unconstitutional." [ESI/Employee Solutions, L.P. v. City of Dallas, No. 19-570 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2021)]

"The amended [Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL)] ordinance ... expands existing paid sick leave requirements by mandating Philadelphia businesses with at least 50 employees provide additional paid time off to employees who have worked for the business at least 90 days."

"[T]he City of Philadelphia adopted a new version of Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL), mandating up to 80 hours of paid leave benefits in 2021 for employers with 50 or more employees. The law went into effect on ... March 29, 2021."

"The House and Senate, both with GOP supermajorities, voted to override [Gov. Andy Beshear's] veto of House Bill 258, which would create a 'hybrid' pension tier blending defined benefit and contribution components for new Kentucky teachers hired starting in 2022."

"Employees are entitled to up to four hours paid leave per injection.... The law does not apply retroactively.... Paid leave may only be used for employee vaccination.... Employers can require employees provide notice before taking paid leave ... [and] can require proof of vaccination."

"The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) has released a notice postponing the required ... annual report for a minimum of six months, to at least October 31, 2021.... [Proposed legislation] would waive the requirement to report ... for calendar year 2020 only."

"Full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of paid leave.... Part-time employees are entitled to a pro-rata paid sick leave benefit.... Employers must conspicuously display the required poster ... [and] must include the amount of available supplemental paid sick leave on employees' itemized wage statements or in a separate writing."

"[C]overed employees who took qualifying leave between January 1 and March 28 may request retroactive payment for leave taken during that period."

"The NYSDOL's guidance addresses and clarifies a number of details about the new law.... Use of leave and employee coverage ... Amount of leave ... Retroactive application ... Notice and documentation requirements ... Unionized employers."

"The guidance generally tracks that published by the [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)] in December.... The New Jersey guidance explains that an employer may require that an employee receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to return to the workplace, with a few limited exceptions[.]"

"The free and interactive app is designed to guide California employees on how to obtain job-protected leave to bond with a new child or for a pregnancy-related disability.... [T]he app does not 'manage,' 'process,' or keep track of an employee's leave or return from leave, and is not a substitute for the employer's current HR policies."